San Antonio faces Chicago on 8-game home skid

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Chicago Bulls (8-14, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-17, 15th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio plays Chicago looking to break its eight-game home losing streak.

The Spurs have gone 1-9 in home games. San Antonio is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Bulls are 1-8 in road games. Chicago ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Andre Drummond averaging 2.7.

The Spurs are shooting 45.5% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 47.2% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls' 44.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.7 percentage points lower than the Spurs have allowed to their opponents (49.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is averaging 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

Nikola Vucevic is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 10.0 rebounds for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 4.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 0-10, averaging 108.3 points, 43.4 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.5 points per game.

Bulls: 4-6, averaging 107.0 points, 41.5 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: None listed.

Bulls: Onuralp Bitim: day to day (illness), Zach LaVine: day to day (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.